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Insider Trading and Political Ethics
This chapter explores the questionable actions of a North Carolina senator who engaged in insider trading during the COVID-19 pandemic. It reveals how he downplayed the crisis publicly while profiting from confidential knowledge, sparking a discussion on the ethics of political stock trading. The narrative also reflects on the wider implications of such practices and the lack of accountability in political systems.